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Tech Moves: Tech policy adviser Kate Garman leaving City of Seattle; Starbucks hires new diversity leader; and more

by Cara Kuhlman on December 3, 2019December 4, 2019 at 12:15 pmComment

— Technology Policy Adviser Kate Garman will be leaving the City of Seattle and moving to Washington, D.C., she told friends and colleagues in an email today. Garman arrived in… Read More

Tech Moves: Spin bike-share service hires Seattle transportation official; F5 CMO stepping down; and more

by Clare McGrane on November 10, 2017November 10, 2017 at 10:37 amComment

Kyle Rowe is very into bikes. He spent the past four years in the Seattle Department of Transportation working on various biking initiatives, including the pilot program that brought thousands… Read More

Here are the fastest growing companies in the Pacific Northwest, according to Inc.’s annual list

by Nat Levy on August 16, 2017August 16, 2017 at 3:39 pmComment

Lenora Systems, a Redmond-based provider of IT consulting, software development and project management services is the fastest-growing Pacific Northwest tech company, according to the annual Inc. 5000 list released Wednesday.… Read More

Tech Moves: Amperity adds CFO as it prepares to launch; Seattle Times gets new VP of technology; and more

by Clare McGrane on August 11, 2017August 12, 2017 at 3:04 pmComment

Amperity — a stealth-mode, AI-fueled marketing startup led by two Seattle startup veterans — has piqued the curiosity of many since GeekWire first reported on its $9 million seed round last year. The company has… Read More

Tech Moves: Cambia Grove founder joins AWS as liaison to healthcare industry; VC Sheila Gulati joins Snapsheet board; etc.

by Clare McGrane on June 14, 2017June 15, 2017 at 1:26 pmComment

Cambia Grove, a hub for healthcare startups and entrepreneurs, announced Wednesday that founder and executive director Nicole Bell is leaving the company to join Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a… Read More

Tech Moves: Amperity adds former Facebook engineering leader; Ex-Amazon talent director joins Outreach; and more

by Clare McGrane on May 25, 2017May 25, 2017 at 12:11 pm 2 Comments

Dave Fetterman has had what you might call an illustrious career. He earned two degrees from Harvard, spent his first two years out of college as a software design engineer… Read More

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